Page 8: Historical Events In April - 20

1983  On this day in history soyuz T-8 launched; mission aborted when capsule fails to dock   

1983  On April - 20 jerzy Andrezjewski, writer, dies   

1984  Mabel Mercer, English/US singer (Fly me to the moon), dies at 84 on April - 20.   

1985  On April - 20 karyn Marshall of NYC lifted 303 lbs in a clean-and-jerk lift   

1986  On April - 20 vladimir Horowitz performs in his Russian homeland   

1987  On April - 20 "Starlight Express"posted the largest week’ s gross in Broadway history. The roller-skating musical earned $606,081 at the box office   

1987  Rosa Mota wins the women's division of the Boston Marathon on this day in history.   

1987  Antony Tudor, dancer/choreographer (Amer Ballet Theater) dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1990  Pete Rose pleads guilty to hiding $300,000 in income on April - 20.   

1990  Horst Sinderman, RDA 1st minister (1973-76), dies on April - 20.   

1991  On April - 20 raghib "Rocket" Ismael signs with Toronto Argonauts for $26.2 million   

1991  On this day in history don[ald] Siegel, US director (Coogan's Bluff/Dirty Harry), dies at 78   

1992  On April - 20 100th episode of "Murphy Brown" airs   

1992  On April - 20 expo '92 opens in Seville Spain   

1992  On April - 20 benny Hill, comedian (Benny Hill Show), dies of a heart attack at 67   

1993  On April - 20 cantinflas, [Mario Moreno], Mexican actor (Pepe), dies at 81   

1994  Jean Carmet, French actor (Merci la Vie, Le Sucre), dies at 72 on April - 20.   

1995  Milovan Djilas, Yugoslavian politician (1945-54), dies on April - 20.   

1996  Cecilia Grace Hunt Reeves Gillie, bBC Executive, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1999  On April - 20 "A bug's Life" is the first DVD to be transfered directly from the digital source making it the first 100 percent digital DVD   

1999  Victims and shooters of the Columbine High School massacre on April - 20.   

2002  Layne Staley, American grunge singer of Alice in Chains on this day in history.   

2005  Fifty six hurt as earthquake hits Fukuoka and Kasuga, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The earthquake measured a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale on this day in history.   

2005  President Lucio Gutiérrez of Ecuador is said to have fled after Congress voted to sack him amid growing protests.2006 Iran announces a uranium enrichment deal with Russia, involving a joint uranium enrichment firm on Russian soil; nine days later Iran announces that it will not move all activity to Russia, thus leading to a de-facto termination of the deal on April - 20.   

2006  On April - 20 iran announces a uranium enrichment deal with Russia, involving a joint uranium enrichment firm on Russian soil; nine days later Iran announces that it will not move all activity to Russia, thus leading to a de-facto termination of the deal.   

2010  The Deepwater Horizon oil platform explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers. The resulting oil spill, one of the largest in history, spreads for several months, damaging the waters and the United States coastline, and prompting international debate and doubt about the practice and procedures of offshore drilling on April - 20.   

2012  Plane crash near Islamabad, Pakistan, kills 127 people on April - 20.   

2013  193 people are killed and 11,826 are injured after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes Lushan County, China on April - 20.   

2017  On April - 20 terrorist attack on police van on Champs Élysées, Paris 1 police officer killed, 2 injured   

2018  On this day in history mexican court bars sales of controversial Frida Kahlo Barbie doll   

2018  Arsène Wenger announces he will leave London EPL club Arsenal after 22 years as manager on this day in history.   

2018  On April - 20 commonwealth countries decide Prince Charles will suceed Queen Elizabeth as the next head of the Commonwealth   

2018  Actress Allison Mack arrested on charges of sex trafficking in relation to sex cult NXIVM in New York on this day in history.   

2018  On April - 20 king Mswati III of Swaziland changes the name of Swaziland to eSwatini, or “land of the Swati”   

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0702  Jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765) was born on April - 20.   

1442  Edward IV, King (England, 1461-83) was born on April - 20.   

1494  John Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister was born on April - 20.   

1586  Saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617) was born on April - 20.   

1592  On this day in history birth of john Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author   

1594  Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer was born on this day in history.   

1633  Emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654) was born on April - 20.   

1646  On this day in history birth of charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704)   

1164  Victor IV, [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies on April - 20.   

1176  Death of Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130) on April - 20.   

1314  Clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies on this day in history.   

1317  Agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies on April - 20.   

1521  Death of Zhengde, Emperor of China (b. 1491) on this day in history.   

1534  Elizabeth Barton, [St Magd van Kent], British prophet, dies on this day in history.   

1558  Death of Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (b. 1485) on this day in history.   

1632  Death of Nicolas Antione, converted to Judiasm, burned at the stake on April - 20.